CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY MARCH 24, 2025
HOW DID I GET A DECENT EDUCATION IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN A WASHINGTON, D.C. SUBURB WITHOUT A DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION? I THINK I DID PRETTY WELL, THANK YOU. SO DID MY PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND EVERY OTHER CHILD IN AMERICA SINCE THE COUNTRY’S FOUNDING. WE LEARNED HOW TO READ WITHOUT GOVERNMENT HELP. WE MANAGED IN MATH, EXCEPT THE GIRLS ALWAYS SEEMED TO DO BETTER. HOW DID WE SURVIVE WITHOUT THE GOVERNMENT? THE EVIDENCE SHOWS WE DID WELL.
THE LATEST FIGURES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SHOW DEPLORABLE SCORES IN READING AND MATH. WE SPEND MORE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION AND GET LESS. THE UNIONS RUN THE SHOW AND THEY ARE THE ONLY ONES BENEFITTING.
PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER CUTTING THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES FROM THE BLOATED DEPARTMENT. CONGRESS MUST ACT TO CLOSE THE CABINET OFFICE IT CREATED UNDER JIMMY CARTER. THIS WILL REQUIRE PRESSURE FROM VOTERS, BECAUSE THE UNIONS WILL BE APPLYING THE PRESSURE OF POLITICAL DONATIONS TO CONGRESS. THE FEW GOOD THINGS THE DOE DOES CAN BE DONE BY OTHER AGENCIES. LET’S GET OUR FISCAL HOUSE IN ORDER. ELIMINATING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS A STEP IN THAT DIRECTION. I’M CAL THOMAS.
